Ribavirin Teva
ribavirin
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Overview
The marketing authorisation of Ribavirin Teva has been withdrawn at the request of the marketing-authorisation holder.
Authorisation details
| Product details | |
|---|---|
| Name |
Ribavirin Teva
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| Agency product number |
EMEA/H/C/001018
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| Active substance |
Ribavirin
|
| International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name |
ribavirin
|
| Therapeutic area (MeSH) |
Hepatitis C, Chronic
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| Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code |
J05AB04
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Generic |
This is a generic medicine, which is developed to be the same as a medicine that has already been authorised, called the reference medicine. A generic medicine contains the same active substance(s) as the reference medicine, and is used at the same dose(s) to treat the same disease(s). For more information, see Generic and hybrid medicines. |
| Publication details | |
|---|---|
| Marketing-authorisation holder |
Teva B.V.
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| Revision |
15
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| Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union |
31/03/2009
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| Contact address |
Swensweg 5 |
Product information
22/06/2021 Ribavirin Teva - EMEA/H/C/001018 - IA/0023
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- conditions of the marketing authorisation (annex IIB);
- labelling (annex IIIA);
- package leaflet (annex IIIB).
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
Antivirals for systemic use
Therapeutic indication
Ribavirin Teva is indicated for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in adults, children 3 years of age and older and adolescents and must only be used as part of a combination regimen with interferon alfa-2b. Ribavirin monotherapy must not be used.
There is no safety or efficacy information on the use of Ribavirin with other forms of interferon (i.e. not alfa-2b).
Naïve patients
Adult patients
Ribavirin Teva is indicated, in combination with interferon alfa-2b, for the treatment of adult patients with all types of chronic hepatitis C except genotype 1, not previously treated, without liver decompensation, with elevated alanine aminotransferase (ALT), who are positive for hepatitis C viral ribonucleic acid HCV-RNA.
Paediatric patients (children 3 years of age and older and adolescents)
Ribavirin Teva is indicated, in a combination regimen with interferon alfa2b, for the treatment of children and adolescents 3 years of age and older, who have all types of chronic hepatitis C except genotype 1, not previously treated, without liver decompensation, and who are positive for HCV-RNA.
When deciding not to defer treatment until adulthood, it is important to consider that the combination therapy induced a growth inhibition that may be irreversible in some patients. The reversibility of growth inhibition is uncertain. The decision to treat should be made on a case by case basis.
Previous treatment failure patients
Adult patients
Ribavirin Teva is indicated, in combination with interferon alfa-2b, for the treatment of adult patients with chronic hepatitis C who have previously responded (with normalisation of ALT at the end of treatment) to interferon alpha monotherapy but who have subsequently relapsed.